Namedropper, 1/24/13

University of Scranton students and the high school teachers they credit with contributing to their success were recognized at the Rose Kelly Awards ceremony on campus.

Established by university alumnus Joseph Wineburgh, Ph.D., to link the efforts of educators to the achievements of college students, Kelly Awards go to students who have completed two years at Scranton and the teachers they recognize as having great impacts on their lives.

Scranton area recipients include, from the Panuska College of Professional Studies, Corrine Wolff, Clarks Summit, and teacher Patricia Healey from Abington Heights High School; and from the College of Graduate and Continuing Education, Heather Alber, Dingmans Ferry, and teacher Susan Briggs from Delaware Valley High School.

Students are selected based on exemplary achievement in academics and general campus involvement.

A counseling and human services major and dean's list student, Corrine is a peer educator for Promoting Awareness for the College Transition, president of the Counseling and Human Services Association, and luminary chairwoman for the university's Relay for Life. She also serves on the Counseling and Human Services Advisory Committee, volunteers with St. Joseph's mother/infant program and ARC, as well as with the American Cancer Society, where she serves on the Lackawanna Unit Board, the Relay Advisory Team and as a summer camp counselor at Camp Can Do.

Heather is a dean's list student and Frank O'Hara medal recipient. She has volunteered at the Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania and worked for the Planning and Information Department at Scranton.

Super students

Meghan Tolan of Dunmore was awarded the 2012 Pennsylvania Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Student of the Year Award at its 44th annual assembly. Meghan, a dean's list doctor of pharmacy candidate at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, is a 2008 graduate of Scranton Prep and the daughter of Timothy and Sharon Tolan. ... Misericordia University education majors who will be student-teaching for the spring semester include Matthew Armstrong, Waymart; James Cerulli, Larksville; Gina Raniero, Milford; Susan Ruotolo, Noxen; and Amber Schmidt, Scranton.

High notes

David Koepke is the January artist at Gallery 1406 in Wayne County Public Library. Dave's artwork, made from paper and acrylic on board, is for sale and will be hanging at the library until the end of the month. He will split proceeds of sales from his display with the library. ... Helen Staffaroni is resident of the month at Forest City Nursing & Rehab Center. One of 12 children of the late Nelly O'Connor and Joseph Munley of Archbald, Helen married Elio Staffaroni on Nov. 25, 1950, "in the middle of the Great Appalachian Storm." The two, who loved to square dance, made their home in Carbondale, raised three sons and a daughter: Thomas, Jack, Bill and Elaine. Helen has six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren, with another due in February. She was a member of the Carbondale Quilting Club. An avid football fan who loves the Penn State Nittany Lions, Helen is a member of St. Rose of Lima Church, Carbondale.

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